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Social Media

Some Nice Articles in the Cleveland Plain Dealer!

Hi Pen Fans!

Edison recently had some nice press in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

If you’d like to check out this story, I’ve linked it below….

Edison Pens in Milan, Ohio Creates Custom Fountain Pens, Big Demand

The Plain Dealer must have really been in a fountain pen kind of mood, as they also published three other great stories regarding fountain pens in general…

Fountain Pen Collector Notes:  Eight Pens to Love, Enoy — and Use

Fountain Pens are Back, Flashier, and More Functional Than Ever

Fountain Pens: Online Blogs, Retailers, Websites Loaded with Information, Options

Enjoy!

Brian at Edison

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Production Line

Farewell, Encore!

Hi Pen Fans!

Edison and Goulet have come to a difficult decision regarding the Encore.  It will be discontinued.  Whatever inventory left is currently with the Goulet’s, and is being sold at a discount.  When these pens are gone, they are gone.

This was a bit of a difficult decision, as personally, the Encore is one of my favorite pens!  The LE Encore is still my daily writer, and has been for the last year!  Bottom line, the Encore was a fairly popular pen, but not as popular as the rest of the Production Line, and it didn’t sell with the volume required for us to keep it at a production pace. 

The lower demand had a lot to do with price.  The main driving factor behind this was the cast medallion in the finial.  Although I feel that it’s gorgeous, they aren’t cheap to manufacture, and this drove the retail price higher than any other Production Line Pen.

So this decision is probably best, and then we will move onto some other projects that will also be unique and appealing in the near future, so stay tuned!

Please visit the Goulet Website for more information as well as a video from the Goulets regarding this decision.

Price of the pen will be marked down from $165 to $145.  Click here to buy this pen before they are gone!

Brian at Edison

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Pen Shows

What a DC Show!

Hi Pen Fans!

Well, the DC Pen Show was unbelievable! 

The crowd at DC had not seen our Pneumatic Fillers or Pump Fillers yet, and they were a huge hit!

Speaking with other dealers and participants, we weren’t the only people to have a great show!  Everyone confirmed our feelings that this was without a doubt one of the best DC Supershows ever!

Usually when we attend these shows, I have some time to run around taking some nice photos and put a slideshow up on the website as well as the social medias.  But literally, I have no photos at all to share!  I was only able to leave the table 5-6 times the entire weekend, and those times that I did leave the table, it was for a specific reason, and not for fun photos!

So my apologies!  I realize that a lot of you enjoy my photo coverage of the pen shows, but there just wasn’t any time at all!

We are definitely exhausted, but for those of you who are expecting an email from me, I will return that email today or tomorrow morning.

And there is one photo worth sharing, but it is not one that I took!  This is a photo of my wife and at our display.  Thanks to Thomas H. for sharing!

Brian at Edison

 

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Pen Shows

DC Pen Show! Check out our Inventory!

Hi Pen Fans!

The DC Pen Show is this weekend!  We’ll be set up on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

Below is a video showing what we’ll be bringing (if you can’t see this video please go here)

We hope to see you there!

Brian at Edison

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New Pens

Introducing the Menlo Pump Filler!

Hi Pen Fans!

We are very excited to introduce a new pen and new filling system to the Signature Line!  This is a Pump Filler.  Unless I’m mistaken, we are the only modern pen company offering this filling system.

Please see details in the video below
(if you can’t see this video, please click here)

Highlights from the video….

0:17 Intro
1:05 Photos
1:21 Why called a Pump Filler?
3:44 Special Thanks
4:31 Specifications
6:55 How it Works
9:41 How to Fill
11:55 Maintenance, How to Switch Nibs
16:21 Price

The Menlos that are in stock and ready to ship can be found here.

Let me know if there are any questions!

Brian at Edison

 

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Social Media

Behind the Scenes at The Edison Pen Company…

Hi Pen Fans!

I realize that I’m on vacation, but the final cut of a promotional film regarding the Edison Pen Company was just finished, and I couldn’t resist getting it published.

Please see below. 

Special thanks to Eric Schneider (producer), Carlos Yasik (filming and editing), and J. Scott Franklin (music).

Within this film you’ll see my wonderful wife Andrea, who plays a huge role in the business.  If you’ve seen us at the pen shows, you would have met her, but she never makes many appearances on the Edison site, so here’s Andrea’s social media debut!

Enjoy!

Brian at Edison

(PS, we’re still on vacation, so I’ll return all emails around the 29th, and then we’ll launch the new filling system right after that!)

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Time Away

A Crazy Weekend, and Leaving for Vacation….

Hi Pen Fans!

I’m sure that a lot of you are aware of the power outages that I mentioned late last week, which really put a damper on penmaking.

Our power was out from Thursday until Saturday.  Within that time, our sump pump backup failed, which flooded the basement, creating quite a hassle over the weekend. 

Everyone is fine and everything is back on track, but this will put me behind on a few pens.  I will contact the owners effected by this directly.

But the real reason for the blog post is to make everyone aware that we will be leaving the middle of this week for vacation, returning around the 26th.  We really only take one vacation each year where we actually travel, so we’re going to try and detach from work.  If I am slow with emails, you’ll know why.

And then stay tuned the week of the 29th.  That’s when we’ll launch this new filling system that I’ve been mentioning lately!

Thanks!

Brian at Edison

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New Pens

The Pearlette is Moving to the Production Line!

Hi Pen Fans!

Highlights from the video…

1.  The Pearlette is moving to the Production Line.
2.  1:12  Production Line vs. Signature Line.
3.  2:40 Discussion and photos of the three materials being used.
4.  6:25 Discussion regarding size of pen.
5.  7:45 Pricing of the pen.

The price of the Pearlette will be $149 steel nib or $274 18k Nib.

This pen can be purchased from these retailers…..

 US Retailers
Anderson Pens
Goldspot Luxury Gifts
Goulet Pen Company
ISellPens
Richard Binder

 International Retailers
Alexander Pen Co (Canada)
Nagasawa (Kobe, Japan)
Nagasawa  (Osaka, Japan)
Stylos.se (Sweden)
The Writing Desk (UK)

Let me know if there are any questions.  However we are still having our power outages, so if I’m slow with emails, you’ll know why!

Brian at Edison

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Time Away

Power Outages in Ohio….

Hi Pen Fans.

We had a huge storm come through Ohio last night.  Our power has been out for the last 18 hours.

This means that the new pen that I wanted to announce today might have to wait until we have power back.  Right now, I’m at a coffee shop with really weak WiFi.

So please be patient.  I’ll get this new pen announced as soon as I possibly can.

If I’m slow with emails today, you’ll know why.

Brian at Edison

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New Pens

A New Pen Coming to the Production Line This Week!

Hi Pen Fans!

This week, we will be announcing a new pen within the Production Line!

These new pens are on the way to retailers now, so we can’t announce it quite yet.  So for now, we’re putting out a little teaser!

The pic below is of the materials that we will be using. 

We will announce this officially on Thursday, so stay tuned!

And just to clarify, this pen is totally different than a new filling system that I alluded to in a previous blog post.  The pen with the new filling system is about 2-3 weeks from being announced.  So two new pens will make July a busy month at Edison!

Thanks!

Brian at Edison